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Just back after a very enjoyable trip to the port. This year as well as Mr & Mrs Fussie we had Miss Fussie for the first 9 days, the FussieSister and FussiePartner for a week and for our last week we were joined by the FussieFriends.
Part 1 The Return of MissFussie!
23rd June After a long day’s travel, unpacking and a supermarket sweep it was decided that some early refreshment was called for. Stay was the chosen venue for some tapas. Selection of peppers de pardon, ham and chicken croquettes, and garlic mushrooms washed down by a couple of glasses of cava for Miss & Mrs Fussie and a beer for me. A lovely later afternoon snack with a fabulous view had placed the Fussies in full holiday mode. I don’t recall the price of the beer and cava but at 4 euros a plate the tapas was good value for money.
It’s normally a convention with TheFussies not to visit an establishment we really like on our first night as it often leads to disappointment. Sometimes it is just better to go for comfort food rather than fine dining. Regular readers of the Fussie reports may recall we reported very favourably on Bellavista last year. However the Fussie first night curse confirmed we should have gone elsewhere. The food as individual dishes was certainly acceptable as was the wine (a sauvignon blanc at 12 euros), the menu though was substantially reduced and favourites from last year no longer available. Miss Fussie in particular was disappointed with her spring rolls and MrsFussie struggled with a lentil tomato and onion salad. A starter of a mezze platter was good as was the pumpkin ravioli. In our opinion Bellavista would have been a better option as a lunch menu. We still like the setting and the general laid back vibe. I’m sure we will revisit in the future.
24th June O Lume was to be our choice as firstly Jaime doesn’t have a TV (football was on) and really didn’t want watching telly to intrude on our meal. Only problem is O Lume may not have had a TV but Tots did and the volume was deafening at times. A change from last year is that O Lume offer an excellent 20 euro menu del dia (selected by MrsFussie) with Miss Fussie electing for Peppers de padron followed by arrabiata. I chose calamaritos fritos (absolutely fantastic and in a portion size suitable for 4 to share!) followed by shoulder of lamb. Yummy! Menu del dia choice consisted of ginger spiced prawns followed by grilled sea bream and orange Cointreau crepes. To keep MrsFussie company we ordered a crème brulee and chocolate mouse. All this was washed down with a bottle of albarinio and a half bottle of Otonal. Finally we had coffee accompanied by liquers and chocolates on the house. Considering the quality of the food at 94 euros we were well pleased. Standards of cooking have been maintained by the new chef and Jaime is as hospitable as ever. Well worth a visit.
25th June Time for trip to Pollensa and our favourite from last year Trecadora. This has a really nice garden setting and considering it was a Monday evening absolutely packed. We could only get a table inside. Starters consisted of for MissFussie bruschetta and to share tabaluga salad for Mr&MrsFussie with mains of garlic spaghetti , spaghetti with clams and focaccia primavera. A bottle of albarinio. With the usual bread with nice olives and pickles total cost 64 euros.
26th June Always a warm welcome at Citrus with Kenny very adept at catering for MissFussies eating whims! We started with a salad to share and tempura chicken followed by a chicken stirfry with noodles and two grilled seabass. A large beer and two large glasses of wine brought the total to 63 euros. The seabass was very well cooked with crispy skin, very good. Even MissFussie has now branched out into seafood!
Part 1 The Return of MissFussie!
23rd June After a long day’s travel, unpacking and a supermarket sweep it was decided that some early refreshment was called for. Stay was the chosen venue for some tapas. Selection of peppers de pardon, ham and chicken croquettes, and garlic mushrooms washed down by a couple of glasses of cava for Miss & Mrs Fussie and a beer for me. A lovely later afternoon snack with a fabulous view had placed the Fussies in full holiday mode. I don’t recall the price of the beer and cava but at 4 euros a plate the tapas was good value for money.
It’s normally a convention with TheFussies not to visit an establishment we really like on our first night as it often leads to disappointment. Sometimes it is just better to go for comfort food rather than fine dining. Regular readers of the Fussie reports may recall we reported very favourably on Bellavista last year. However the Fussie first night curse confirmed we should have gone elsewhere. The food as individual dishes was certainly acceptable as was the wine (a sauvignon blanc at 12 euros), the menu though was substantially reduced and favourites from last year no longer available. Miss Fussie in particular was disappointed with her spring rolls and MrsFussie struggled with a lentil tomato and onion salad. A starter of a mezze platter was good as was the pumpkin ravioli. In our opinion Bellavista would have been a better option as a lunch menu. We still like the setting and the general laid back vibe. I’m sure we will revisit in the future.
24th June O Lume was to be our choice as firstly Jaime doesn’t have a TV (football was on) and really didn’t want watching telly to intrude on our meal. Only problem is O Lume may not have had a TV but Tots did and the volume was deafening at times. A change from last year is that O Lume offer an excellent 20 euro menu del dia (selected by MrsFussie) with Miss Fussie electing for Peppers de padron followed by arrabiata. I chose calamaritos fritos (absolutely fantastic and in a portion size suitable for 4 to share!) followed by shoulder of lamb. Yummy! Menu del dia choice consisted of ginger spiced prawns followed by grilled sea bream and orange Cointreau crepes. To keep MrsFussie company we ordered a crème brulee and chocolate mouse. All this was washed down with a bottle of albarinio and a half bottle of Otonal. Finally we had coffee accompanied by liquers and chocolates on the house. Considering the quality of the food at 94 euros we were well pleased. Standards of cooking have been maintained by the new chef and Jaime is as hospitable as ever. Well worth a visit.
25th June Time for trip to Pollensa and our favourite from last year Trecadora. This has a really nice garden setting and considering it was a Monday evening absolutely packed. We could only get a table inside. Starters consisted of for MissFussie bruschetta and to share tabaluga salad for Mr&MrsFussie with mains of garlic spaghetti , spaghetti with clams and focaccia primavera. A bottle of albarinio. With the usual bread with nice olives and pickles total cost 64 euros.
26th June Always a warm welcome at Citrus with Kenny very adept at catering for MissFussies eating whims! We started with a salad to share and tempura chicken followed by a chicken stirfry with noodles and two grilled seabass. A large beer and two large glasses of wine brought the total to 63 euros. The seabass was very well cooked with crispy skin, very good. Even MissFussie has now branched out into seafood!
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